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On 5 November 1520, Sir Robert Poyntz of Iron Acton died at about seventy years old - a veteran of Bosworth and a steadfast servant of the Tudor crown.
He was laid to rest in the Poyntz Chapel of St. Markโs Church, Bristol.
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Nearly 5 centuries after Henry VIIIโs break from Rome, this moment carried profound historical & spiritual significance. Can moments like this heal centuries of division?๐๐ผ
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Sir John Perrot, died on 3 November 1592.
He was found guilty of treason & condemned to die. Returned to the Tower to await execution, Perrot succumbed to illness.
But was he the illegitimate son of King Henry VIII?
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On 2 November 1470, within the walls of Westminster Abbey, Queen Elizabeth Woodville gave birth to a son - Edward.
He would be known as King Edward V - the boy who was born in sanctuary, destined to become one of the Princes in the Tower.
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๐ฏ๏ธ Haunted Tudor London: A Virtual Candlelit Walk Through the City of Shadows ๐ป
Last night, on Halloween, London seemed to hold its breath. I lit a candle & followed Heather Teysko through streets older than memory.
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On 31 October 1460, the quiet village of Stamford Bridge in Yorkshire became the scene of a violent skirmish between two of the Northโs most powerful families - the Nevilles and the Percys.
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Amid Westminster Abbey, Henry Tudor was crowned King Henry VII of England on 30 October 1485. Just two months earlier, he had defeated Richard III at Bosworth, ending decades of dynastic conflict.
๐ธ: ยฉ๏ธAll Things Tudors
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On 29 October 1586, Parliament assembled under grave and unprecedented circumstances.
They formally ratified the sentence of death, declaring that Mary, Queen of Scots had forfeited her life. It was presented to Elizabeth I in November.
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On 28 October 1570, Ivan IV of Russia, better known as Ivan the Terrible, wrote a scathing letter to Queen Elizabeth I.
Unruffled, Elizabeth answered with her trademark composure.
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On the night of 27 October 1532, England and France came together in Calais.
It was a triumph - a declaration to the French court that Anne Boleyn was no mere mistress. She was the woman for whom a king would defy the world.
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On 26 October 1529, Sir Thomas More took his oath as Lord Chancellor of England in the Great Hall at Westminster.
Yet, in time, even his virtue and esteemed reputation could not shield him from King Henry VIIIโs wrath.
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On 25 October 1532, two of Englandโs most powerful noblemen - Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, and Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk - were invested as Knights of the Order of San Michel.
๐ธ: Via Wikipedia
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Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre of Gilsland, died on 24 October 1525.
While patrolling the unruly Anglo-Scottish borders, Dacre suffered a fatal fall from his horse. He was buried at Lanercost Priory.
๐ธ: Arms of Thomas Dacre via Wikipedia
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On October 23, 1642, the first battle of the English Civil War was fought on the fields of Edgehill.
The clash at Edgehill had settled nothing but it had made one thing clear: England was at war with itself.
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Henry Parker, 11th Baron Morley, died on 22 October 1577.
Despite Elizabeth Iโs command for his return from exile, Henry refused and his estates were confiscated by the Crown. He spent his remaining years in exile, dying in Paris in 1577.
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John Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick, died on 21 October 1554.
In October, he was released from the Tower under house arrest and sent to Penshurst. His freedom was brief - within days, John Dudley died suddenly of natural causes.
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James Blount, 6th Baron Mountjoy, died at Hooke in Dorset on 20 October 1581, surrounded not by the glitter of courtly triumphs but by the quiet remains of his alchemy experiments. His life was a curious blend of loyalty, intellect, & longing.
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๐ Cozy fall Sunday? Dive into history!
Read the All Things Tudors blog for stories from the Plantagenets to the Stuarts, and tune in to History with Heather for tales of the Tower of London, Hever, and Pembroke Castle.
โ Settle in and step back in time!
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On 18 October 1529, Cardinal Thomas Wolseyโs long reign at the heart of power came to its bitter end by giving up his Great Seal.
Wolsey could only surrender it into the hands of the Dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk- awaiting a new master.
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Frances Brooke, Lady Cobham, died at Cobham Hall on 17 October 1592. Once a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth I, Frances had moved with quiet grace through the splendor and unease of Elizabeth Iโs reign.
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The Battle of Twt Hill took place on 16 October 1461.
It marked the beginning of Yorkist dominance in Wales and the temporary eclipse of the Tudor cause that, in time, would rise again.
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The Rise of a Queen: Anne Boleyn 1526โ1533
An outstanding event! Natalie Grueninger & Dr. Owen Emmerson brought Anneโs rise to life with passion, wit, & insight. The chat buzzed with Tudor excitementโpure gold for history lovers.
๐ท: Emmerson & Grueninger
On 12 October 1459, Richard, Duke of York, fled with his son Edmund, Earl of Rutland, to Ireland. Meanwhile, his eldest son Edward, Earl of March, and allies Warwick and Salisbury escaped to Calais, the Yorkistsโ last stronghold abroad.
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Sir Thomas Wyatt died on 11 October 1542.
Wyatt had suffered from severe headaches since 1539 and died three years later at Sherborne in Dorset, aged thirty-nine. He was laid to rest in Sherborne Abbey.
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It was 10 October 1460, & Richard, Duke of York, entered the great hall of Westminster. He strode forward & placed his hand firmly on the throne. He was claiming it. He waited for the murmur of assent. But none came.
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On 8 October 1536, Lady Mary Tudor was compelled to write two letters: one to Pope Paul III and another to Mary of Hungary, sister of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. The hand behind this coercion? Her father, King Henry VIII.
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Helen Castorโs She Wolves is a gripping, masterful history. From Edward VIโs death to Mary Iโs rise, it brilliantly traces the fierce fight for female power in England. Flows like a novel & utterly unputdownable!
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๐นTudorcon 2025 was magical!
From tours of Agecroft Hall in Richmond, VA, to a great talk by Danielle Teigan, a roundtable with Janet Wertman and @shakeuphistory.bsky.social ,plus music by Ron McFarlane & Andrew McEvoy- it was Tudor history come alive!
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On 5 October 1518, Princess Mary Tudor was formally betrothed to Franรงois, Dauphin of France.
The ceremony took place at Greenwich Palace when Mary was just two years old. Her intended, Franรงois, was only a few months old.
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